Welcome to my family history homepage. On the following pages you will
find the complete known family history of myself, Richard Brown, and my wife,
Heather Sharpe. If you are new to family history or would like a more
detailed introduction please click on the
"About Our Family History" link below.

Below you will find links to each of the narrative history
sections for each branch of our family. If you wish to proceed directly to
the database of individual persons then click the Online Database Index
link below, or click the "INDEX" button found at the bottom of
nearly every page on this site.

Please Note: The following web pages are intended only as a narrative historical overview
of each family. There is additional detailed information available
for almost ever person presented on these pages. To avoid the unnecessary
work of double-entering some data, the additional
information can be found in the accompanying Online Database and Individual
Data Pages (GEDCOM). Please make
sure you click on the INDEX button at the bottom of each page so you don't miss
out on potentially valuable additional information.

Information on living persons has been with-held for privacy reasons.

To return to the narrative history sections from any individual data page you
can either use your browser's BACK button or click on the home page link at the
top of each page to return here.

To jump directly to any one of the Narrative Family History
pages
simply click on the link below that corresponds to the family you wish to view.
Otherwise, please continue with the introduction below.

I have broken down our family history
into the four principal branches of my
parents and my wife Heather's parents. Each of these branches is available
in print form in four separate books. To purchase a copy of any of these
books please contact the author for current pricing.

This branch covers the ancestors and descendants of John Stewart Brown and
Harriet Ellen Jones. This is my father Ken Brown's family.

The Brown paternal lineage were small-town merchants from Armagh, Ulster,
Ireland where their ancestry can be traced back to the mid-1700s. However
present research indicates that this family was probably originally from
Scotland. The Stewart maternal
lineage of the Brown family were pioneer farmers in Wellington County, Ontario
from the early 1800s. This family originally comes from the Highlands of
Perthshire, Scotland where our ancestry can be traced with certainty to King
Robert Stewart II of Scotland and through his grandfather, King Robert the
Bruce, to the 1200s. This line can also be traced with certainty on some
branches as far back as the Early Middle Ages, and with some legendary ancestors
as early as 500 BC!

The Jones paternal lineage were industrial working-class folks from
Flintshire, Wales where our ancestry can be traced back to the late 1700s. The
Liptrot maternal lineage of the Jones family were an industrial working-class
family from Lancashire, England where our ancestry can be traced back to the
early 1800s.

Please click any of the links below for more information on any branch of this family.

This branch covers the ancestors and descendants of John Angus and Jessie
Brown Duncan. This is my mother Jackie (Angus) Brown's family.

The Angus paternal lineage were industrial working-class folks from
Lancashire, England where our ancestry can be traced back to the mid-1800s. The
Dobson maternal lineage of the Anguses comes from Lancashire, England where our
ancestry can be traced back to the mid-1800s.

The Duncan paternal lineage was a working class family from Lanarkshire,
Scotland where our ancestry can be traced back to the mid-1800s.
The Hunter maternal lineage of the Duncan family were a very poor working class
family from Lanarkshire, Scotland and Ireland where our ancestry can be traced
back to the late 1700s.

Please click any of the links below for more information on any branch of this family.

This branch covers the ancestors and descendants of Alexander Donald Sharpe
and Linda Winifred Isobel Tasker. This is my father-in-law David Sharpe's
family.

The Sharpe paternal lineage were business owners and pioneer farmers in Kent
County, Ontario from the mid-1800s. Originally they came from Derbyshire,
England with branches from Ireland and Germany where their ancestry can be
traced back to the early 1700s. The Cuthbert maternal lineage of the Sharpe
family were pioneer farmers in Kent County, Ontario from the late 1700s.
Originally they descended from hearty farming stock from the Highlands of
Inverness-shire, Scotland and Lancashire, England where their ancestry can be
traced back to the mid-1600s.

The Tasker paternal lineage comes from Yorkshire, England where their
ancestry can be traced back to the early 1800s. The Bell maternal lineage of the
Taskers were rural farmers from Northumberland and Durham, England where their
ancestry can be traced back to the early 1600s.

Please click any of the links below for more information on any branch of this family.

The Richardson paternal lineage were a well-educated family from Yorkshire,
England where their ancestry can be traced back to the early 1700s. Many of them
were teachers and they hold the record for the most university degrees of any of
our family branches. The Bridgman maternal lineage of the Richardsons were
pioneer farmers in what is now New York State. Originally they came from
Devonshire, England where their ancestry can be traced back to the mid-1700s.
One of their ancestral branches is descended from United Empire Loyalists who
were in North America from the early 1600s. Prior to that they have a mixed
ancestry primarily from Holland, but also Norway, France, and Germany, including
one ancestor who sailed with Samuel de Champlain. Members of family are also
cousins to Hollywood actors Henry, Peter, Jane, and Bridget Fonda.

The Thornton paternal lineage comes from Surrey, England where their ancestry
can be traced back to the mid-1700s. The Furler maternal lineage of the
Thorntons were pioneer farmers in the Niagara, Ontario area from at least the
early 1800s. They were of Dutch/German background, but their early history is
unknown.

Please click any of the links below for more information on any branch of this family.

Wales

My late
father, Kenneth Brown, who didn't live long enough to learn that he was
descended from kings.

My late uncle Norman Souter for his
early coaching on family research

My late great-aunt Janet (Duncan) Durham for
preserving some of the Duncan family tree -- my first starting place

Chuck Speed of Texas, my co-webmaster on the Stewarts of Balquhidder
Research Forum, and all the other contributing researchers in that Forum

Tom Hunter, friend and Clan Hunter
Officer for Canada, for his coaching and assistance

The volunteers of the Puslinch
Historical Society, with special mention for the assistance of the late Anna Jackson

The many family members from all over the world who have shared
with me their research, their time, their stories, their old photographs and personal
papers. (The list is growing too long to name everyone.)

I will no longer be accepting genealogical inquiries via
email.
If you wish to contact me regarding any genealogical matters
please post your inquiry on the discussion forum
and I will be pleased to respond to you there.